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March 12, 2014
Local, national reaction to Byrd departure
The Buffalo Bills lost a marquee free agent yesterday. Get all the reaction.
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March 12, 2014
Report: Bills' last offer to Byrd averaged $7.5M
We're not ever likely to know every detail of the Bills' final offer to Jairus Byrd, but with more details emerging, it's looking like their offer did not land in the same wheelhouse as the deal Byrd eventually signed with the Saints.
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March 11, 2014
Saints snag Byrd for $28 million guaranteed
The Buffalo Bills now have a gaping hole at free safety after Jairus Byrd signed a six-year deal with the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday.
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March 11, 2014
Byrd's first visit is in New Orleans
If the Saints are serious about signing Byrd, they will likely need to clear out a good chunk of cap space to do so.
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March 10, 2014
More Byrd suitors: Redskins, Browns
Thanks to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, we now know the names of four more teams (aside from the Buffalo Bills) that are interested in signing Jairus Byrd to a long-term deal.
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March 10, 2014
Dolphins may or may not be interested in Byrd
Bills free agent safety Jairus Byrd is a hot commodity on the open market, which means that the Miami Dolphins are very interested.
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March 9, 2014
Rams interested in Byrd, per report
As expected, teams are quickly showing interest in (and likely driving up the price of) Bills free agent safety Jairus Byrd. Among those teams: the St. Louis Rams, coordinated by old pal Gregg Williams.
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March 7, 2014
Aaron Williams: Byrd wants to stay in Buffalo
Soon-to-be free agent safety Jairus Byrd has told three-year teammate Aaron Williams that he would like to return to the Buffalo Bills.
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March 5, 2014
Bills sign Williams to $26M extension
Jairus Byrd is about to hit the free agent market, but his running mate, Aaron Williams, just signed a lucrative contract extension with the Buffalo Bills.
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March 4, 2014
Byrd: "lines of communication are open" with Bills
Bills safety Jairus Byrd spoke about the team's decision not to franchise tag him in a conversation with ESPN on Tuesday.
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March 4, 2014
Should the Bills have transition tagged Byrd?
The Buffalo Bills didn't franchise tag Jairus Byrd, but should they have placed the transition tag on him?
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March 3, 2014
Doug Whaley explains the Byrd decision
Buffalo Bills GM Doug Whaley spoke with reporters about the decision to not franchise tag Jairus Byrd - and echoed many of those same thoughts in a separate interview on The John Murphy Show.
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March 3, 2014
Can Aaron Williams replace Jairus Byrd?
It's looking like Jairus Byrd's Bills career is over. What can fans expect from a safety position featuring Aaron Williams as the top dog, and within a new scheme coordinated by Jim Schwartz?
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March 3, 2014
It's official: no franchise tag for Byrd
Now free of the franchise tag after a year-long contract standoff with the Bills, Byrd will be able to cash in on the open market in eight short days.
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March 2, 2014
Rejected offer would've paid Byrd $30M in 3 years
The Buffalo Bills are reportedly willing to make Jairus Byrd the highest-paid safety in the NFL - but only for part of their latest contract offer, which Byrd and agent Eugene Parker promptly rejected.
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March 2, 2014
Report: Bills unlikely to tag Byrd, who may walk
With 28 hours left until the NFL's franchise tag deadline hits, the tea leaves say that the Buffalo Bills are leaning toward letting Jairus Byrd hit unrestricted free agency, rather than tagging him for a second straight year.
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March 1, 2014
Byrd's tag number set higher
The Buffalo Bills will have to pay Jairus Byrd just a little more than they had anticipated if they franchise tag him.
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February 27, 2014
Report: Byrd talks "pleasant" so far
With the NFL's franchise tag deadline looming on Monday afternoon, a Buffalo News report reveals positive vibes on the Jairus Byrd contract front.
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February 21, 2014
Bills, Parker to talk Byrd contract on Saturday
As the rumor mill begins to heat up about Jairus Byrd and the Cleveland Browns, the Buffalo Bills have scheduled a weekend chat with Byrd's agent, Eugene Parker.
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February 17, 2014
Franchise tag period begins today
The clock is once again ticking for Jairus Byrd and the Buffalo Bills.
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January 27, 2014
Byrd (not seriously) injured in Pro Bowl
Buffalo Bills safety Jairus Byrd had an injury scare during the 2014 Pro Bowl, but came out of the situation unscathed.
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January 3, 2014
Mario, Byrd make second team All-Pro
Two defenders from the Buffalo Bills' No. 10-ranked defense made second team All-Pro in 2013: pass rusher Mario Williams and safety Jairus Byrd.
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December 30, 2013
Byrd's contract back in focus
Bills GM Doug Whaley said Monday that the team would try (again) to re-sign Jairus Byrd, while his teammates prepared for the possibility that Byrd won't be back in Buffalo.
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December 27, 2013
Mario, Kyle, Jairus make the Pro Bowl
The Buffalo Bills have had a wildly statistically productive season on defense, and as a result, three of their more prominent defenders have been selected to the 2014 Pro Bowl.